MEDAL CITATIONS FOR RN COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL include, Leading Telegraphist Albert H. Mann Leading Telegraphist Albert Henry Mann was killed on 12th December, 1939, when the destroyer HMS Duchess was sunk in collision with the battleship HMS Barham in the North Channel, west coast of Scotland.

Six Officers, including Commander R.C.H. White, and 123 ratings were lost. One Officer and 22 ratings were picked up. L/Telegraphist Mann was a member of the Gun Carriage Crew for the funeral of King George V on 28th January, 1936, and for his services on that occasion he received the Royal Victorian Medal.